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Donegal athlete gets PB inside European qualification standard

Danny Mooney of Letterkenny AC produced a personal best performance of 3:42.69 to win the 1500m inside the European qualification standard of 3:43.00 at the GloHealth AAI Games. Mooney, who is coached by Teresa McDaid, finished ahead of Andreas Bueno (Denmark) in 3:42.78, Speaking after the race the 26-year-old said: “The pace maker did a

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Hundreds turn out in Letterkenny for Vincent Brownes Peoples Debate

Hundreds of people from Co Donegal turned out last night for Vincent Brownes Peoples Debate. Almost 900 people packed into the Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny. There was a panel made up of four sitting TD’s, Sinn Feins Pearse Doherty and Padraig MacLochlainn, Fianna Fails Charlie McConalogue and Independent Thomas Pringle. The TD’s from Fine Gael were

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Donegal Deputy doesn’t rule out no confidence motion in Ceann Comhairle

Sinn Féin’s Justice Spokesperson says there could be a motion of no confidence in the Dáil’s Ceann Comhairle. It’s emerged that former Justice Minister Alan Shatter wrote to Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett trying to prevent a Commission of Investigation from looking into his handling of alleged Garda malpractice. A two-day debate on the establishment of

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Ardara family urge HSE to make life saving drug available for daughter

A Donegal family are urging the HSE to make a life saving drug available for their daughter who has a rare blood disease. 15-year-old Maeve McGill from Ardara, requires a drug which costs €437,000 a year to treat her life-threatening blood disorder, but the HSE are refusing to pay for it. The rare disease causes

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Funding announced for significant roadworks in Letterkenny

An Independent member of Donegal County Council says while there’s never enough money available for road improvements, significant works will be done in the Letterkenny Municipal District in 2015. Cllr Dessie Shiels says two significant projects have been given top priority, and a number of other projects in the town and outside it have also

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Donegal Deputy hits out at Communications Minister over lack of broadband in Co Donegal

Donegal North East Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue has told the Dail it will be years before much of Donegal receives a proper broadband service, and that’s hampering development and job creation. Deputy Mc Conalogue asked Communications Minister Alex White to outline a timeline for the provision of a proper broadband service across the county. Minister

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Islanders without power as stormy conditions hit coast of Donegal

Around 600 homes are without power in Co Donegal this morning after windy conditions hit the county last night. Arranmore Island is the worst affected area this morning, with around 450 power outages on the island. The ESB have said power will not be restored until this afternoon. Meanwhile as Donegal avoided the worst of the

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Thousands lose power across Donegal as strong winds hit Northwest

Met Eireann has issued an orange wind weather warning for Donegal with conditions set to worsen overnight. Gusts are expected to reach up to 110kmph in Co Donegal tonight, while temperatures will also drop, which will bring some wintry showers. A spell of rain and sleet will move down across the country from the northwest

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Home draw for LYIT

The draw has been made for the quarter finals of the CFAI Cup. The LYIT of Letterkenny have been given a home draw against the winners of Dundalk IT and the National College of Ireland. The Letterkenny Institute reached the last eight with a 1-0 win over Carlow IT earlier this week. The  quarter final

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